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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
all
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
approach
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
barbarians
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
bribed
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
brightens
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
city
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
close
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
clouds
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
conquered
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
dark
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
days
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
elapsed
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
fallen
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
gloomy
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
grow
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
hitherto
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
HOPE
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From this reading THE VIGIL OF HOPE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
landscape
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
like
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
mercy
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
new
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From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
now
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From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VIGIL OF HOPE.
opens
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From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
paid
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
parting
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
past
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
paths
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
prospect
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From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
rain
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
ransom
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
rays
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
returning
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
Romans
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
Rome
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
rough
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
smoother
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
Some
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
stream
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
sunlight
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
temples
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIGIL OF HOPE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
threaded
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
triumphant
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A new prospect now opens before us.
view
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From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
VIGIL
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From this reading THE VIGIL OF HOPE.
way
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From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
wealth
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rome, so long dark and gloomy to our view, brightens at length like a landscape when the rain is past and the first rays of returning sunlight stream through the parting clouds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rough paths through which we have hitherto threaded our way grow smoother as we approach their close.
yielded
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From this reading Some days have elapsed, and in those days the temples have yielded all their wealth; the conquered Romans have bribed the triumphant barbarians to mercy; the ransom of the fallen city has been paid.
